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greeting friends of 13-year-old andy lopez brings is confidence to the santa rosa church. the teen shot and killed by a deputy. happening now in the resurrectie of the funeral. >> reporter: there is been people gathering in small groups saying their fair wells to andy lopez, many hope that this is a first step on the long road to the community healing. 13-year-old andy lopez proudly carried the body of the teen. >> it is sad, even if you did not know him, it is really sad. >> i guess our children are safe with the cops around, they're supposed to be out here protecting us. >> what happened to the youngster were uncalled for. >> the relationship between the community and law enforcement is strange. >> he says those concerns are shared by many in the community and it is time that the elected officials step up. >> transparency and honesty and integrity, they don't feel they have that right now. what dialogue can we create to ensure that we have that, it is quite frankly does not exist right now. >> the the community mourning andy lopez, the community can heal. >> just know th
greeting friends of 13-year-old andy lopez brings is confidence to the santa rosa church. the teen shot and killed by a deputy. happening now in the resurrectie of the funeral. >> reporter: there is been people gathering in small groups saying their fair wells to andy lopez, many hope that this is a first step on the long road to the community healing. 13-year-old andy lopez proudly carried the body of the teen. >> it is sad, even if you did not know him, it is really sad. >>...
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thank you, alex. >>> more details now about the sheriff's deputy who shot and killed andy lopez. after the boy reportedly refused to drop his rifle. 48-year-old erick gelhaus is a 24-year veteran of the department. he was training another deputy tuesday night when he encountered lopez holding a gun that looked like an assault weapon. gelhaus shot lopez seven times. the trainee did not open fire. and here is a look at the replica ak-47 that lopez was carrying compared to a real one. sheriff's deputies displayed the two next to each other to show how realistic lopez's air soft gun appeared. for continuing coverage on the marches in santa rosa and the community outrage over the death of andy lopez, go to ktvu.com and look under our north bay tab. >>> new at noon, the san jose police department says their gang suppression efforts are working. they have the numbers to prove it. janine de la vega just talked to a member of the police department and joins us live with the newly released statistics. good afternoon, janine. >> reporter: good afternoon, tori. i just got the numbers a few h
thank you, alex. >>> more details now about the sheriff's deputy who shot and killed andy lopez. after the boy reportedly refused to drop his rifle. 48-year-old erick gelhaus is a 24-year veteran of the department. he was training another deputy tuesday night when he encountered lopez holding a gun that looked like an assault weapon. gelhaus shot lopez seven times. the trainee did not open fire. and here is a look at the replica ak-47 that lopez was carrying compared to a real one....
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. >> 13 year old andy lopez was killed while carrying a bb gun designed to look like an assault rifle, the latest in a series of investigations of his death is now underway. >> reporter: there is probably close to 200 people here in old court house square in downtown santa rosa. this is only one of the locations demonstrators are meeting at. we'll give you a closer look now. the other location is santa rosa junior college from. what we understand, both groups here will combine and march to the sonoma county sheriffs office in a couple hours. as the anger grows, so does the memorial that honors 13 year old andy lopez in the same place he was shot by a deputy. there is a key of candles, photographs and messages to the boy. this is where police say a week ago andy was carrying a toy gun deputies thought was an assault rifle. he did not comply with orders to drop the gun. we spoke with one saying this community is growing more frustrated before it wasn't fair for him and his family. the cops should somehow do something else, not shoot him seven times. it's not fair. >> reporter: sonoma co
. >> 13 year old andy lopez was killed while carrying a bb gun designed to look like an assault rifle, the latest in a series of investigations of his death is now underway. >> reporter: there is probably close to 200 people here in old court house square in downtown santa rosa. this is only one of the locations demonstrators are meeting at. we'll give you a closer look now. the other location is santa rosa junior college from. what we understand, both groups here will combine and...
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. >> ahora información porque personas en santa rosa se unen por la muerte de andy lópez, a manos de policÃa por pensar que tenÃa un ak47 pero era una arma de juguete . >> son 200 personas que participan en esta 8va marcha en santa rosa estamos en avenida west y sebastopol de la ciudad donde se dirigen a la plaza conocida como old care en santa rosa se reunieron a las 17:45 . >> pasamos a las imágenes porque la marcha sentimos que la misma cantidad participa , sacamos esto a relucir porque en protestas predominaron estudiantes también personas de razas, la manifestación tiene pancartas por la muerte de andy lópez, 8 dÃas de la muerte que investigación también esta el fbi personas quieren apoyar a los padres de andy . >> no tengo hijos creo que es pena de perder a un ser querido apoyamos a la familia porque se fue niño que no tenÃa motivo de morir . >> de unir toda la comunidades de santa rosa para mandar el mensaje que estamos todos juntos . >> según la organizadores salen de la plaza roseland, hace minutos vemos en vivo en esquina de la west avenue único carro de policÃ
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one man was especially emotional when he spoke of how quickly andy lopez's life ended. >> mississippi, one, mississippi two, mississippi three, mississippi four, mississippi five. mississippi six. mississippi seven. mississippi eight, mississippi nine. mississippi ten. boom! a life was taken. >> we have the santa rosa police department investigating. we have the sheriff's department investigating. we have the fbi deferring to both of them. that's like asking the fox to watch the chickenhouse. they will not indict a fellow officer. >> reporter: now, to end -- to honor andy lopez, a group of demonstrators plans to meet in downtown santa rosa at old courthouse square and march to the district attorney's office and ktvu is attempting to speak to the supervisors that get a comment on the pending lawsuit. live in santa rosa, sal castanedo, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, sal. >>> new at noon -- a man wanted for armed robbery is in custody after briefly escaping u.s. marshals who showed under at his door with a search warrant. that warrant was served after 8:00 this morning at a home on t
one man was especially emotional when he spoke of how quickly andy lopez's life ended. >> mississippi, one, mississippi two, mississippi three, mississippi four, mississippi five. mississippi six. mississippi seven. mississippi eight, mississippi nine. mississippi ten. boom! a life was taken. >> we have the santa rosa police department investigating. we have the sheriff's department investigating. we have the fbi deferring to both of them. that's like asking the fox to watch the...
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meanwhile take a look at lopez memorial. there is very little sympathy for gelhaus for andy lopez. to walk out of class again at 10:00 this morning, and demonstrators streets not the sidewalks. reporting live in santa rosa. back to the studio. >> kate, any word on what demonstrators plan to do today? >> well, michelle, according to the facebook page, the group plans to gather at the old -- i believe, tg old courthouse square, and then march to the sheriff's office at 2:00 p.m.. >> all right. life in santa rosa, thank you. >>> 6: jnl 03. let's check the traffic. i guess we got a lit lg issue here. >> we do on city streets. san francisco police department is out there now. direct traffic around in octavia. injuries involved at least five blocks back up in the area. it's also there before you get to the central freeway, so it is to access the central freeway. again, they're working to clear it, but the lights are also out. that's causing a problem. that's why the police department is out there directing cars in the meantime. >>> let's take a live look outside trying to get into san fr
meanwhile take a look at lopez memorial. there is very little sympathy for gelhaus for andy lopez. to walk out of class again at 10:00 this morning, and demonstrators streets not the sidewalks. reporting live in santa rosa. back to the studio. >> kate, any word on what demonstrators plan to do today? >> well, michelle, according to the facebook page, the group plans to gather at the old -- i believe, tg old courthouse square, and then march to the sheriff's office at 2:00 p.m.....
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. >> we have new information tonight about the north bay sheriff deputy shot a 13-year-old andy lopez carrying an replica of an ak 47 when the deputy opened fire. more from the deputy that pulled the trigger and growing backlash against him. >> we have more and heard from the sheriff of sonoma county this, story keeps growing, changes and keeps evolving like that memorial over my shoulder, candles burned out. some flowers wilted in the spot where a deputy shot and killed a 13-year-old andy lopez last week but the story remains fresh. begin with sieging anger of the latino community. >> maddening what they did. >> today's sheriff stepped forward to answer general questions. >> i don't believe racism is involved in this case. many people know the sheriff's office and me have done much in the past three years to build bridge was the latino community. >> six days after the shooting we learned about the deputy who mistook a pellet gun for an ak 47, putting seven bullets into, and through, andy lopez. the sheriff deputy has a name, a history. his name, eric gels house. he's a firearms instr
. >> we have new information tonight about the north bay sheriff deputy shot a 13-year-old andy lopez carrying an replica of an ak 47 when the deputy opened fire. more from the deputy that pulled the trigger and growing backlash against him. >> we have more and heard from the sheriff of sonoma county this, story keeps growing, changes and keeps evolving like that memorial over my shoulder, candles burned out. some flowers wilted in the spot where a deputy shot and killed a...
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members of a santa rosa community still mourning the death of 13-year-old andy lopez finally had a chance to speak at a public meeting today. our mark kelly right outside with the district attorney's response with the demands for criminal charges against the deputy who shot that teen. mark. >> reporter: frank, for hours, people have been meeting inside that board of supervisors room. this is the first public meeting since the deputy shot and killed 13-year-old andy lopez and it comes at a time when the sonoma county d.a. here is facing mounting pressure from the public to bring murder charges on that deputy. standing room only, many interested in what their community leaders have to say about the killing of 13-year- old andy lopez. feelings of outrage, feelings of grief. >> i can't imagine losing a child and certainly not imagine losing a child in this particular way. >> as a mother, i want to wrap my arms around the lopez family and tell you how -- [ pause ] >> -- sorry. >> reporter: when sonoma county sheriff deputy eric gelhaus erick gelhaus shot and killed andy lopez, the public fired
members of a santa rosa community still mourning the death of 13-year-old andy lopez finally had a chance to speak at a public meeting today. our mark kelly right outside with the district attorney's response with the demands for criminal charges against the deputy who shot that teen. mark. >> reporter: frank, for hours, people have been meeting inside that board of supervisors room. this is the first public meeting since the deputy shot and killed 13-year-old andy lopez and it comes at a...
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lz also -- alex savidge has more. >> reporter: andy lopez's parents called the shooting unreasonable and unjustified. today here in san francisco, the family filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the deputy who opened fire on that teenager as he was holding a replica assault rifle. nearly two weeks after andy lopez was shot and killed by a sonoma county sheriff's deputy, a federal lawsuit claims his death was unconstitutional. lopez was carrying a replica of a gun that turned out to be a bb gun. gelhaus shot lopez seven times. the lawsuit claims he was walking with the toy gun and had his back to the deputy who ordered him to drop the weapon. the lawsuit suggests improper training by the department. it reads, "the sheriff's department encourages deputies to prematurely shoot suspects who pose no threat." todayant activist working with the lopez family talked about this. >> the family filed the suit because they feel their son was murdered by sheriff gelhaus. and that, you know, as it will be stated in the documents, it's a wrongful death. >> reporter: this is an unlimited civi
lz also -- alex savidge has more. >> reporter: andy lopez's parents called the shooting unreasonable and unjustified. today here in san francisco, the family filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the deputy who opened fire on that teenager as he was holding a replica assault rifle. nearly two weeks after andy lopez was shot and killed by a sonoma county sheriff's deputy, a federal lawsuit claims his death was unconstitutional. lopez was carrying a replica of a gun that turned out...
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family and friends gathered together to remeber 13 year old andy lopez. old andy lopez. to those who've worried... old andy lopez. suffered in silence... hoped... and lived in a state of fear... welcome to a new state... of health. welcome to covered california. the place to find quality, affordable coverage. financial help for those in need. and nobody can be denied because of a pre-existing condition. enroll now at coveredca.com. will come back. we are tracking your temperatures this morning. santa rosa year at 39. the rest of us generally in the 40's for most locations. kron4's jack ysabel is alive and san rafael with more on what it's like out there. the morning jacki. -jackie sissel. >>: definitely in the '40's out here. if you walk outside you will definitely feel it. definitely a clear morning though with not a cloud in the sky for it with you walk outside this morning you will definitely need to throw another layer in. you may need to address those gloves off and get than it capp out. it's definitely cold out here. not as good as it was yesterday 5 and no. up in
family and friends gathered together to remeber 13 year old andy lopez. old andy lopez. to those who've worried... old andy lopez. suffered in silence... hoped... and lived in a state of fear... welcome to a new state... of health. welcome to covered california. the place to find quality, affordable coverage. financial help for those in need. and nobody can be denied because of a pre-existing condition. enroll now at coveredca.com. will come back. we are tracking your temperatures this morning....
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. >> we have new information tonight about the north bay sheriff deputy shot a 13-year-old andy lopez carrying an replica of an ak 47 when the deputy opened fire. more from the deputy that pulled the trigger and growing backlash against him. >> we have more and heard from the sheriff of sonoma county this, story keeps growing, changes and keeps evolving like that memorial over my shoulder, candles burned out. some flowers wilted in the spot where a deputy shot and killed a 13-year-old andy lopez last week but the story remains fresh. begin with sieging anger of the latino community. >> maddening what they did. >> today's sheriff stepped forward to answer general questions. >> i don't believe racism is involved in this case. many people know the sheriff's office and me have done much in the past three years to build bridge was the latino community. >> six days after the shooting we learned about the deputy who mistook a pellet gun for an ak 47, putting seven bullets into, and through, andy lopez. the sheriff deputy has a name, a history. his name, eric gels house. he's a firearms instr
. >> we have new information tonight about the north bay sheriff deputy shot a 13-year-old andy lopez carrying an replica of an ak 47 when the deputy opened fire. more from the deputy that pulled the trigger and growing backlash against him. >> we have more and heard from the sheriff of sonoma county this, story keeps growing, changes and keeps evolving like that memorial over my shoulder, candles burned out. some flowers wilted in the spot where a deputy shot and killed a...
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the name andy lopez now sharing sentence was traf on-martin and oscar grant. until 3:00 p.m one week ago, andy lopez was just another kid but today's march keeps him on the cause of a national symbol. lopez was 13 years old, walking with a pellet gun made to resemble an ak 47 rifle. last tuesday a sheriff's deputy told him to drop the gun, then when he felt threatened put seven bullets into and through the young man, killing him at the scene, inflaming the community >> there is is racial profiling. >> he could have shot him in the league would he have done that to a white kid? i bet not >> that is part of the essence of it. we've had a three-ring news story. two mars converging into a protest here in, about an hour, a funeral mass for andy lopez, we'll have a live report from there as well. wayne freedman abc7 news >> the mother of traf on-martin urging senators to change stand your ground laws. >> the shooting death of her 17-year-old son by neighborhood watch volunteer george zimmerman sparked debate over stand your ground laws. 22 states have them, giving i
the name andy lopez now sharing sentence was traf on-martin and oscar grant. until 3:00 p.m one week ago, andy lopez was just another kid but today's march keeps him on the cause of a national symbol. lopez was 13 years old, walking with a pellet gun made to resemble an ak 47 rifle. last tuesday a sheriff's deputy told him to drop the gun, then when he felt threatened put seven bullets into and through the young man, killing him at the scene, inflaming the community >> there is is racial...
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. >> a 8 dÃas de la muerte del estudiante andy lópez la comunidad pide respuestas buenas noches te vemos . >> asà es ¿qué tal? esta marcha inicio a las 6pm en la plaza roseland y las personas se unen de esta manifestación que termino de aquà del centro civico de la ciudad . >> cuándo salió de la plaza eran 300 personas que marchan por las calles pero el número de manifestantes . >> sà sà claro de comunidad que bueno que todo es con calma . >> desde la muerte de andy lópez estudiantes son protagonistas de las marchas . >> esta noche asà lo demuestran . >> (g . >> [gritos] . >> mi hijo murió hace 3 años y estaba chiquito pero siento dolor y es fuerte, siento como su mamá se siente ahorita también . >> entre quienes fueron también estos maestros con pancarta pidiendo justicia . >> no lo conocà pero siendo maestra conozco niños como él . >> apoyando a la comunidad a los jóvenes . >> estamos para dar apoyo aunque no sabemos de joven . >> la policÃa de santa rosa emite más detalles de la declaración del agente que este iba en el copiloto que no está seguro de ser agent
. >> a 8 dÃas de la muerte del estudiante andy lópez la comunidad pide respuestas buenas noches te vemos . >> asà es ¿qué tal? esta marcha inicio a las 6pm en la plaza roseland y las personas se unen de esta manifestación que termino de aquà del centro civico de la ciudad . >> cuándo salió de la plaza eran 300 personas que marchan por las calles pero el número de manifestantes . >> sà sà claro de comunidad que bueno que todo es con calma . >> desde la...
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as you can see they're coming up the step way here carrying the body of 13-year-old andy lopez. take a moment here for this. now if we can go to video that we shot earlier today. we spoke to a supervisor who says people here are calling for a civil review committee in this case and other issues here. they say that emits the relationship between the community and the police department is strained. he says the community is calling for help with everybody involved. >> they don't feel they have that right now. what can we create, what dialogue can we create because quite frankly it does not exist right now. >> reporter: now the first thing he says that needs to happen is the public needs to come together. he will plan public forums so they can be heard. live in santa rosa, i'm paul chamber, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> the suspect at a placer county gun battle appeared in court to hear the charges against him. samuel nathan duran is facing charges including making criminal threats, and being a felon in possession of a firearm. duran is accused of wounding six law enforcement officers du
as you can see they're coming up the step way here carrying the body of 13-year-old andy lopez. take a moment here for this. now if we can go to video that we shot earlier today. we spoke to a supervisor who says people here are calling for a civil review committee in this case and other issues here. they say that emits the relationship between the community and the police department is strained. he says the community is calling for help with everybody involved. >> they don't feel they...
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andy lopez was carrying a bb gun. a deputy as patrolling the -- was patrolling the area and opened fire after the teen didn't put the gun down. they hired a independent autopsy of the teen. >> the first shot that andy -- the trajectory is front to back, right to left. andy didn't point the rifle. the physical evidence makes that absolutely impossible. >> reporter: the attorney said filing the lawsuit before the official investigation is complete could jeopardize the process. >> there is a real potential of interfering with the investigation. from the county's point of view we have confidence in the police department, the district attorney and the grand jury and the fbi that is involved in the investigation. >> reporter: he represented families against police departments before. he represented a southern california teen paralyzed in an officer involved shooting case. he says the family's suit does not specify how much they are asking for. he says that amount will be up to a jury to decide. allie rasmus, ktvu channel 2
andy lopez was carrying a bb gun. a deputy as patrolling the -- was patrolling the area and opened fire after the teen didn't put the gun down. they hired a independent autopsy of the teen. >> the first shot that andy -- the trajectory is front to back, right to left. andy didn't point the rifle. the physical evidence makes that absolutely impossible. >> reporter: the attorney said filing the lawsuit before the official investigation is complete could jeopardize the process....
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according to a facebook post on the justice for andy lopez facebook page, two groups of marchers will gather around noon, one at the old court house square and another at santa rosa's union college. both will march to the sheriff's deputy. a deputy shot lopez because the deputy thought boy pointed an ak-47 at him. the weapon turned out to be a replica ak-47. the funeral is 5:00 tonight. >> breaking news we brought you yesterday's show, this morning a south bay woman behind bars facing vehicular manslaughter for allegedly killing her friend. monica johnson of campbell was drunk driving when she hit and killed cassandra buck. it happened on weibel way. she backed into buck and pinned her against the garage door. police believe the women were in the car before the crash. they also found beer cans. >> the suspected drunk driver who ship a couple is expected in court. marjorie was supposed to appear but was a no show because of health issues. prosecutors say she ran down the couple as they walked their dog. reitzell's brother tells us he has no idea what happened. he says that reitzel is b
according to a facebook post on the justice for andy lopez facebook page, two groups of marchers will gather around noon, one at the old court house square and another at santa rosa's union college. both will march to the sheriff's deputy. a deputy shot lopez because the deputy thought boy pointed an ak-47 at him. the weapon turned out to be a replica ak-47. the funeral is 5:00 tonight. >> breaking news we brought you yesterday's show, this morning a south bay woman behind bars facing...
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in this spot and the memorial marks the spot where the deputy shot and killed 13-year-old andy lopez. typically the police do not released information about an officer involved shooting like this one. but there are serious concerns that tempers might boil over so police are trying to be as transparent as possible. >> tonight's demonstration swelled to 1500 people in santa rosa's courthouse square. >> this hurts me. it is something painful for me and for everybody. demonstrators areville -- are villa fying them after new details were released the way he shot and killed andy lopez. >> we believe the time period between the time the deputy hold his dispatcher what his observations were and the ti ads were fired was 10 seconds. >> and i cannot understand how this happened in such a short, short time, 10 seconds and the boy is murdered. >> they spotted lopez carrying this rifle that looks like an ak47. >> he yelled at the subject two teams to drop the weapon. the subject did not do that. he turned to face the deputies. >> that's when the mizell of andy's gun was pointed at him and he fired
in this spot and the memorial marks the spot where the deputy shot and killed 13-year-old andy lopez. typically the police do not released information about an officer involved shooting like this one. but there are serious concerns that tempers might boil over so police are trying to be as transparent as possible. >> tonight's demonstration swelled to 1500 people in santa rosa's courthouse square. >> this hurts me. it is something painful for me and for everybody. demonstrators...
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andy lopez's body arrived about ten minutes ago. officials from the church are coming out to greet the body. hundreds of people are expected. we're seeing a lot of families startingo pour into the church here. i'm seeing a lot of emotional long faces as people file into the church. this mass was scheduled to begin at 5:00. it's going to begin a little bit late as people begin to file in again and again. people are here. they say they are here to support the lopez family, to support them emotionally and to support their efforts to seek justice for the 13-year-old. i can hear some singing inside the church. we're waiting for the body to be taken inside the church. the funeral mass will last about an hour and a half. it will be in spanish. someone claiming to be a family member is asking for a peaceful night on andy's facebook page. we'll have an update for you tonight at 6:00. >> stay with us for continuing coverage of the story. if there are any new developments, we'll bring them to you. >>> the search is on for a missing minor for s
andy lopez's body arrived about ten minutes ago. officials from the church are coming out to greet the body. hundreds of people are expected. we're seeing a lot of families startingo pour into the church here. i'm seeing a lot of emotional long faces as people file into the church. this mass was scheduled to begin at 5:00. it's going to begin a little bit late as people begin to file in again and again. people are here. they say they are here to support the lopez family, to support them...
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andy lopez was killed two weeks ago while holding a realistic looking toy rifle. today is the culmination of protests each day. abc7 news reporter, amy hollyfield; in santa rosa. >> supervisors set aside two hows for the public discussion. they are 2 1/2 hours into the discussion. they say they want to hear from the public and they want the conversation to continue. >> the supervisors started the meeting with a some -- a solemn tone expressing sympathies. >> it is unimaginable to lose a child and imagine in this particular way. our thoughts and prayers are with the lopez family. >> some offered ideas. >> i would like to represent we consider today setting up a blue ribbon panel charged with recommending that practices and review boards and protocol for officer training. >> they called this special meeting to address the death of 13-year-old andy lopez shot and killed by a sheriff deputy two weeks ago. the deputy felt threatened by a gun lopez was carrying and shot him seven times. it turned out to an toy gun. leaders from the city of santa rosa and different advoc
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the teen andy lopez was armed with a pellet gun. kpix 5's andria borba spoke with a man who says the same deputy pulled a gun on him two months ago. >> reporter: it was august 21 around 8:30 a.m. when 57-year-old jeffrey westbrook of santa rosa was carpooling to work on highway 101 when he was pulled over by sonoma county sheriff's deputy erick gelhaus. >> reporter: i felt something not right with him. >> reporter: jeff pulled over in this black bmw and on a narrow shoulder and steep hillside. jeff says he offered to make more room for gelhaus to stand when a simple traffic stop for failing to use a blinker went sideways. >> s the car started to move he screams turn the car off. i'm still looking at him he pulled his weapon out and now point-blank. >> reporter: jeff says the gun's barrel was a foot from his head. >> i never had a gunpoint at me. >> reporter: he says that's when gelhaus told him to get out of the car and it happened again. >> when he asked me to, you know, if i had weapons he actually went to the gun the second time.
the teen andy lopez was armed with a pellet gun. kpix 5's andria borba spoke with a man who says the same deputy pulled a gun on him two months ago. >> reporter: it was august 21 around 8:30 a.m. when 57-year-old jeffrey westbrook of santa rosa was carpooling to work on highway 101 when he was pulled over by sonoma county sheriff's deputy erick gelhaus. >> reporter: i felt something not right with him. >> reporter: jeff pulled over in this black bmw and on a narrow shoulder...
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investigators say andy lopez pointed a toy gun at gelhaus and another deputy. the sheriff says gelhaus has been with the department for 20 years and feels terrible. >> it's a horrible tragedy for all involved. >> but here at the neighborhood memorial where more than a hundred mourners have gathered for the sixth night in a row, there is no evidence of any sympathy for the deputy in this matter. >> what do you feel toward that deputy? >> i'm mad. it sucks to lose one of my friends. >> deputy gelhaus has been a prolific contributor to several gun web sites and police magazines. a veteran of the war in iraq, gelhaus was commissioned to write an article for swat magazine in 2008 to talk about how to survive an ambush. describe tg mind set you mean to have he said, quote, today is the day you may need to kill someone in order to go home, and he went onto talk about the nano second you might need to react while simultaneously thinking about your children and spouse. >> andy lopez is the first person to ever die in an officer-involved shooting in sonoma county >>> thi
investigators say andy lopez pointed a toy gun at gelhaus and another deputy. the sheriff says gelhaus has been with the department for 20 years and feels terrible. >> it's a horrible tragedy for all involved. >> but here at the neighborhood memorial where more than a hundred mourners have gathered for the sixth night in a row, there is no evidence of any sympathy for the deputy in this matter. >> what do you feel toward that deputy? >> i'm mad. it sucks to lose one of...
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. >>> for the very first time the family of 13-year-old andy lopez is speaking out. they filed a wrongful death suit today in a shooting by an officer. >> the mother of 13-year-old andy lopez was call but angarias she called for justice. in spanish she said we want this killer to go to jail. he is sitting comfortable in his house right now while my son is dead in a freezer. lopez was walking through his neighborhood carrying his friends air soft bb gun. deputy erygel house was patrolling the area. he openedded fire on the teen after he called out to put the gun down and lopez agod did not respond. firing an independent autopsy of the team teen. >> translator: first shot that hit andy dropped him. his project refront to back, right to left. andy didn't point the rifle. there's physical evidence makes that absolutely impossible. >> reporter: goldstein the attorney for the county saying filing this lawsuit before the official investigation is complete could jeopardize the process. >> there's a real professional of interfere being the criminal investigation. from the cou
. >>> for the very first time the family of 13-year-old andy lopez is speaking out. they filed a wrongful death suit today in a shooting by an officer. >> the mother of 13-year-old andy lopez was call but angarias she called for justice. in spanish she said we want this killer to go to jail. he is sitting comfortable in his house right now while my son is dead in a freezer. lopez was walking through his neighborhood carrying his friends air soft bb gun. deputy erygel house was...
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the law doesn't cover pellet guns like andy lopezs. the nra had no response to comments but their position in the past has been that air guns and bb guns shouldn't be treated like toys and therefore shouldn't be brightly colored. live in santa rosa, cate caugiran, kpix 5. >> someone broke into a san jose elementary school and stole $70,000 worth of laptop computers and ipads. more than 60 of those devices were taken over the weekend from the technology room at river glen elementary school. parents had spent two years raising money to buy the computers. the value is below the insurance deductible so they won't be replaced immediately. >>> the state assembly committee will hold a hearing next month into the deaths of two workers on bart tracks in walnut creek. the chairman of the committee of labor and employment says the hearing is to get to the bottom of what happened this month. the workers were struck by a train operated by a trainee during the recent bart strike. >>> police are hoping to speak to a woman who may have information on
the law doesn't cover pellet guns like andy lopezs. the nra had no response to comments but their position in the past has been that air guns and bb guns shouldn't be treated like toys and therefore shouldn't be brightly colored. live in santa rosa, cate caugiran, kpix 5. >> someone broke into a san jose elementary school and stole $70,000 worth of laptop computers and ipads. more than 60 of those devices were taken over the weekend from the technology room at river glen elementary...
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>>hundreds march to protest the fatal shooting of andy lopez in santa rosa. by a sonoma county deputy ak-47 assault rifle as a real gun. >> catherine: (male announcer): this is the bay area news station, kron 4 news starts now. >> catherine: happening right now. there's a funeral mass underway for andy lopez. at the resurrection parish church in santa rosa. it follows a large protest. more on that later. but first -- >> catherine: kron4's charles clifford is live in santa rosa where the community has gathered to remember andy lopez. charles? >> reporter: andy lopez general mess it is on the way about 20 minutes ago. last look at bill i captured about 20 minutes ago. the video. >> reporter: air is a full house tonight there is an overflow situation to them may have to move space to accommodate everyone. here covering not only tonight from but the visuals and marches. very emotional and busy week here in santa rosa with numerous visuals and brought several rally spurred a brother large rally earlier today and we will have more on that rally and a few minutes. >
>>hundreds march to protest the fatal shooting of andy lopez in santa rosa. by a sonoma county deputy ak-47 assault rifle as a real gun. >> catherine: (male announcer): this is the bay area news station, kron 4 news starts now. >> catherine: happening right now. there's a funeral mass underway for andy lopez. at the resurrection parish church in santa rosa. it follows a large protest. more on that later. but first -- >> catherine: kron4's charles clifford is live in...
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ryan takeo with the warning given to 13-year-old andy lopez moments before the shooting. ryan. >> reporter: allen, good evening. these protestors behind me are here yet again to protest what happened just a couple of weeks ago. now, investigators, they released some new information today. it's raising a big question, did the deputy involved identify himself as law enforcement before shooting? it's not clear if deputy eric gelhaus identified himself as a law enforcement officer before he shot and killed 14-year-old andy lopez. an investigator told the "chronicle" the deputy couldn't remember if he told the teen he was a deputy. he said he felt lopez threatened his life after the deputy told him to drop it. the airsoft rifle looks like the real thing. the report also said a witness warned lopez cops were in the airplane and to put the replica gun away. >> it's a tragedy. the death could have been prevented. >> reporter: as a response to the shooting, california state senator kevin de leon wants to reintroduce legislation. >> these guns are being manufactured, these toy guns
ryan takeo with the warning given to 13-year-old andy lopez moments before the shooting. ryan. >> reporter: allen, good evening. these protestors behind me are here yet again to protest what happened just a couple of weeks ago. now, investigators, they released some new information today. it's raising a big question, did the deputy involved identify himself as law enforcement before shooting? it's not clear if deputy eric gelhaus identified himself as a law enforcement officer before he...
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they are holding signs saying, we are all andy lopez. the protestors are making their way downtown to courthouse square where they plan to have a rally. >>> the chp has recovered some heavy duty equipment stolen from a construction site in contra costa county. while it's a significant bust, officers tell our da lin these thefts are part of a growing trend. >> reporter: the chp recovered these two stolen excavators last night and returned them to the company they were stolen from. >> we're late. >> reporter: the highway patrol says a witness led them to the suspect 47-year-old knicks casper and shortly -- nick casper and shortly after they found the excavators in a lot in byron. investigators say byron painted over logos but didn't hide them. >> they look the same and because of the fact that they are not registered with the department of motor vehicles, it's not like it has a license plate. >> reporter: officers arrested casper in clayton. he lives at this upscale clayton home with his mother. in fact, this is only a few miles away from
they are holding signs saying, we are all andy lopez. the protestors are making their way downtown to courthouse square where they plan to have a rally. >>> the chp has recovered some heavy duty equipment stolen from a construction site in contra costa county. while it's a significant bust, officers tell our da lin these thefts are part of a growing trend. >> reporter: the chp recovered these two stolen excavators last night and returned them to the company they were stolen from....
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andy lopez was shot after deputies say he pointed an ak 47 at them. that weapon turned out to be a replica gun. >> court proceedings begin for one of six teens charged with killing an off-duty76o paramedin the oakland hills. police say the victim was shot during an attempted carjacking. >> today marks one year since superstorm sandy wiped out communities along the east coast. nbc's jay gray will give us a live report coming up in about ten minutes. >> today 100 days until the start of the winter olympics in sochi, russia. olympians are previewing the games with appearances at the today show's studio. and rockefeller plaza, looking for the snow. that includes sarah hughes who won a gold medal for figure skating. and snowboarders hoping for his first olympic medal. >> tourists are posing in front of the count down clock. at this point almost all of the olympic venues have been built from skrax. the only arena that still is unfinished is the olympic stadium where the opening and closing ceremonies will take place. >> russian president vladamir putin is s
andy lopez was shot after deputies say he pointed an ak 47 at them. that weapon turned out to be a replica gun. >> court proceedings begin for one of six teens charged with killing an off-duty76o paramedin the oakland hills. police say the victim was shot during an attempted carjacking. >> today marks one year since superstorm sandy wiped out communities along the east coast. nbc's jay gray will give us a live report coming up in about ten minutes. >> today 100 days until the...
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andy lopez's shooting death could change the way all toy guns look. we'll tell you about the new legislation one california lawmaker wants to put on the table. ,, ,, ♪ yeah, i dream about bacon. [sfx] wham! so i'm bringing back the blt cheeseburger combo. a juicy jumbo beef patty loaded with hickory smoked bacon and melting cheese plus fries and a drink for just $4.99. but this isn't a dream. it's just a video from my last birthday party. i want you to know stuff i want you to be kind. i want...
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the funeral for andy lopez got underway just about an hour ago. our andrea borba is right outside. andrea. >> reporter: services started just a few minutes ago. you can actually hear the choir singing from where i am standing. andy's coffin was carried in by what looked to be school he aged friends and family from the hurst inside resurrection church here in santa rosa. as he was carried in, you could hear sorrowful hims being sung in spanish. the church absolutely packed. standing room only there as this community is still in mourning. >> i felt really sad, especially for the family, even for my father. i know it was his friend. it really hurts. >> reporter: now, the funeral for andy lopez, of course, is not happening right now as we speak, but the burial stand still very much in the air at this point. no set burial date or time has been set yet. we saw andy's parents and brothers and sisters walk in not long after andy's body went inside resurrection church here in santa rosa. they all had on t-shirts with his face on it. live in santa rosa, andrea borba kpix 5. >> andrea, thank
the funeral for andy lopez got underway just about an hour ago. our andrea borba is right outside. andrea. >> reporter: services started just a few minutes ago. you can actually hear the choir singing from where i am standing. andy's coffin was carried in by what looked to be school he aged friends and family from the hurst inside resurrection church here in santa rosa. as he was carried in, you could hear sorrowful hims being sung in spanish. the church absolutely packed. standing room...
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the 17-year-old brother of andy lopez is devastated and angry. he was shot last week after refusing to put down a toy gun that looked like an ak 47 assault rifle. >> reporter: his name is anthony lopez, today describing his brother andy as a good kid, someone liked to make people laugh, who was interested in a career in law enforcement. behind me, this memorial, people arriving and keep adding to it. it keeps growing. what began as a vigil with candles now has enough to spell out the name andy. what began as a simple cross now has a permanent structure. jose installed think the morning and painted it. >> that represents the angel in andy. >> reporter: today his older brother told us how they're faring up oochlt they're hanging in there. it's hard on everyone. the house isn't the same anymore. >> how so? >> just quiet. just feels like there is a void in the house. >> reporter: a void since a week ago. a sheriff deputy, eric gelhaus mistook a pellet gun for the real thing and fired seven shots into andy. the family filed a claim. the deputy has com
the 17-year-old brother of andy lopez is devastated and angry. he was shot last week after refusing to put down a toy gun that looked like an ak 47 assault rifle. >> reporter: his name is anthony lopez, today describing his brother andy as a good kid, someone liked to make people laugh, who was interested in a career in law enforcement. behind me, this memorial, people arriving and keep adding to it. it keeps growing. what began as a vigil with candles now has enough to spell out the name...
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protesters boarded buses in oakland and headed in march that's preceding andy lopez's ñ nbc bay area's christiee smith is live in oakland where some had to wait longer than expected forcszs!%m bus ride. c christie, good morning. >> the driver showed up a little late, and sat around and waited for every single demonstrator to show up, and they came from far away. as far away as stockton, and they're saying that they want to go to stand with the family of andy lopez, the 13-year-old who 7Ñ shot and killed last week by a sheriff's deputy. now, many of them say they've lost loved ones to gunfire themselves, including one officer-involved shooting. the family of james rivera, involved in an officer-involved shooting in 2010 in the central valley. they were here. investigators say he was driving a stolen/br in a high speed pursuit.u+"g6m >> sheriff's department afternoon thoughed. protesters like the mom of james rivera arekx joining the outcry. they're always just filing killing someone, and we need to start organizing, coming together, city to city, state to state, country to countr
protesters boarded buses in oakland and headed in march that's preceding andy lopez's ñ nbc bay area's christiee smith is live in oakland where some had to wait longer than expected forcszs!%m bus ride. c christie, good morning. >> the driver showed up a little late, and sat around and waited for every single demonstrator to show up, and they came from far away. as far away as stockton, and they're saying that they want to go to stand with the family of andy lopez, the 13-year-old...
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allie rasmus. >>> a funeral is being held for andy lopez at this hour. friends wearing white t-shirts carried in the boy's casket just about a half hour ago. lopez was shot and killed a week ago today. the sonoma county sheriff department says he was carrying a very realistic air soft toy gun but it didn't have the usual orange barrel on the tip or the orange tip on the barrel rather that designated it as a replica or a pellet gun. lopez was told to drop the gun twice but he turned toward the deputy with the barrel of the gunpointing toward the deputy. >>> the case of a patient found dead in a stairwell at san francisco general hospital is taking another bizarre turn. 57-year-old lin spalding was found dead in a stairwell. now they can't find the man who discovered her body. the man believed to be a hospital employee informed a supervisor who then contacted the sheriff's department. but it took more than four days for spalding's body to be discovered. the suspect is an asian man about 5'8", he was wearing a blue dress shirt, hospital identification and p
allie rasmus. >>> a funeral is being held for andy lopez at this hour. friends wearing white t-shirts carried in the boy's casket just about a half hour ago. lopez was shot and killed a week ago today. the sonoma county sheriff department says he was carrying a very realistic air soft toy gun but it didn't have the usual orange barrel on the tip or the orange tip on the barrel rather that designated it as a replica or a pellet gun. lopez was told to drop the gun twice but he turned...
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the family of andy lopez filed a federal lawsuit yesterday against the county and deputy erick gelhaus. the suit says the shooting was reckless and a violation of civil rights. the deputy opened fire after andy lopez refused orders to drop a fake weapon. >> we are going to prove through our investigation and our lawsuit that the shooting of andy lopez is absolutely and unequivocally unjustified. >> we want justice and then also we want an honest investigation. >> gelhaus' attorney has said his client thought his life was in danger at the time. an attorney for the sonoma county says the lawsuit is premature and, quote, has the potential of interfering with the conduct of the full criminal investigation. >>> a frantic phone call is the last anyone heard from a tourist in san francisco. kpix 5's christin ayers reports the man's family has come from brazil to find him. >> i'm in trouble. there are some people following me and i need help. call the police. call a taxi. send someone to find me. >>> reporter: they are the last words on a haze heard from her brother paulo netto over the phone
the family of andy lopez filed a federal lawsuit yesterday against the county and deputy erick gelhaus. the suit says the shooting was reckless and a violation of civil rights. the deputy opened fire after andy lopez refused orders to drop a fake weapon. >> we are going to prove through our investigation and our lawsuit that the shooting of andy lopez is absolutely and unequivocally unjustified. >> we want justice and then also we want an honest investigation. >> gelhaus'...
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mourner arriving, family, friends of andy lopez who are here to celebrate his life. live in santa rosa, abc7 news. >> john, thank you very much. a large grum of family and friends packed a courtroom today in mem rif a paramedic shot and killed in the oakland hills. they atented aid preliminary hearing for christian burton. police say burton fired shots that killed quinn boyar driving home from his parents house. boyar's widow says cease seeking one thing that, it becomes a force of change making oakland, boyar's beloved home town >> i think it should be potential. that would be something. a total of five boys face charges of murder. youngest just 13 years old. that is ahead at 6:00. >> 100,000 gallons of raw sewage spilled in marin county. a foul odor led to the discovery. waste water spilled on to the ground near tam tam creek. the pipe has been fixed. sewage not expected to reach the creek because it soak into theed creek bed. and there has been a big problem with a path of destructive feral pigs that prompted the city council to propose a change in the law. the co
mourner arriving, family, friends of andy lopez who are here to celebrate his life. live in santa rosa, abc7 news. >> john, thank you very much. a large grum of family and friends packed a courtroom today in mem rif a paramedic shot and killed in the oakland hills. they atented aid preliminary hearing for christian burton. police say burton fired shots that killed quinn boyar driving home from his parents house. boyar's widow says cease seeking one thing that, it becomes a force of change...
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lopez. last night, hundreds gathered for the funeral. >> it was impossible for people to hide their pain as the casket of the 13-year-old andy lopez was health outside the resurrection church. 600 people were here, classmates, strangeers and family and his heart-broking parents. the funeral mass was in spanish. ahe what too young. he didn't deserve that. he gone. he is here in spirit. >> on tuesday, he was shot to death carrying a toy rifle look like an ak-47. the sheriff deputies stopped him and told him to drop the gun. the deputy erick gelhaus opened fire claiming the boy turned toward them with the realistic looking gun in hand. >> i don't blame the officer or the child. >> a few dozen were converging on the memorial who came directly from the funeral. >> we have learned to have more compassion and to make better choices if our children in terms of the toys we let them play with. >> there was little sympathy for law enforcement during two rallies in santa rosa. >> there is racial profili
lopez. last night, hundreds gathered for the funeral. >> it was impossible for people to hide their pain as the casket of the 13-year-old andy lopez was health outside the resurrection church. 600 people were here, classmates, strangeers and family and his heart-broking parents. the funeral mass was in spanish. ahe what too young. he didn't deserve that. he gone. he is here in spirit. >> on tuesday, he was shot to death carrying a toy rifle look like an ak-47. the sheriff deputies...
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the death of andy lopez still on the minds of many people here throughout the community. we are in front of the county administration building where in less than two hours from now they will hold a community meeting and gather public comments on how to move forward with the community community on the death of andy lopez. a group of marchers plan to gather? the old courthouse in downtown santa rosa. they are demanding that sonoma county district attorney convene a criminal grand jury and indict deputy erick gelhouse for fatal shooting lopez on february 22nd. the lopez family filed a civil suit in court and continue to seek justice there is certainly no regard for public life or public safety who was literally unloading his gun in a public place and shooting in an uncontrolled way. >> reporter: now the attorney representing sonoma county says he has concerns over the timing of the lawsuit. he understand this is the a trying time for the family and he tells ktvu that he is concerned that the timing of the lawsuit could impede the process before the criminal investigation is
the death of andy lopez still on the minds of many people here throughout the community. we are in front of the county administration building where in less than two hours from now they will hold a community meeting and gather public comments on how to move forward with the community community on the death of andy lopez. a group of marchers plan to gather? the old courthouse in downtown santa rosa. they are demanding that sonoma county district attorney convene a criminal grand jury and indict...
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. >>> happening today, we could see the largest protest yet in the killing of 13-year-old andy lopez in santa rosa. we're also learning more about the sheriff's deputy who shot lopez last week. he's identified as 48-year-old eric g gelhaus. he has been with the vf's department for more than 20 years. the sheriff says his deputy feels terrible about what happened. >> this is a horrible tragedy for all involved. >> deputy gelhaus is a veteran of the iraq war and a has been a contributor to several gun web sites and police magazines. >>> marjorie is due in court today to be arraigned for the deaths of two people at menlo park last week. the 54-year-old redwood city woman couldn't make it to court yesterday because she was in the medical ward at san mateo county jail. >> rietzell is charged with killing kamal and as they walked their dog along the street thursday night. leaving behind, now, three teenage children. reitzell is on probation from drunk-driving conviction from last fall. >>> 15 san francisco firefighters have been awarded $3.7 million in an age discrimination case. the firef
. >>> happening today, we could see the largest protest yet in the killing of 13-year-old andy lopez in santa rosa. we're also learning more about the sheriff's deputy who shot lopez last week. he's identified as 48-year-old eric g gelhaus. he has been with the vf's department for more than 20 years. the sheriff says his deputy feels terrible about what happened. >> this is a horrible tragedy for all involved. >> deputy gelhaus is a veteran of the iraq war and a has been a...
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saying they want justice for andy lopez. two rallies merged into one on the campus of santa rosa junior college. then the group marched across town to the headquarters of the sonoma county sheriff's department. >> reporter: a very emotional night at santa rosa. we're talking about hundreds of people march showed up at the church for in the lopez and they'd just wrapped up in the last half an hour. you can see in this video shot the casket of and the lopez holding his body. his family surrounding the casket. people are entering the church and coming out of the church this evening. they are saying their goodbyes to the 13 year-old who was shot by the deputy last week. emotions here ran high. >> (crying) as a mother and i would hope that things would change in the community i will i really feel sorry for his mother. >> when i saw him come out of the car is heartbreaking you know? i had to lead it was very hard to justin and there. had to leave. the poor >> reporter: 10 live in santa rosa j.r. stone kron 4 news. >> catherine: pr
saying they want justice for andy lopez. two rallies merged into one on the campus of santa rosa junior college. then the group marched across town to the headquarters of the sonoma county sheriff's department. >> reporter: a very emotional night at santa rosa. we're talking about hundreds of people march showed up at the church for in the lopez and they'd just wrapped up in the last half an hour. you can see in this video shot the casket of and the lopez holding his body. his family...
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. >> another protest march is underway in santa rosa this morning for 13-year-old andy lopez, killed by a sonoma, sheriff deputy. thanks for joining us. >> investigators are reviewing surveillance video as lax. we will tell you what is going on with the shooting free that happened in los angeles on friday. the gunman targeted t.s.a. officers but the motive is still not clear. an officer was killed, two were wounded. now more from los angeles on this story. >> paul ciancia arrived at the airport on friday like a regular passenger. we have learned a roommate dropped him off at terminal 3 unaware of the plan. according to the complaint, surveillance video shows ciancia walking up to the check point pulling out an assault rifle and shooting dass officer gerardo hernandez pointblank. the document also says that the gunman walked away but he saw the wounded officer moving, he came back and shot him again, killing him. >> this is the first t.s.a. employee killed in the line of duty. >> the f.b.i. says ciancia shot his way through the terminal wounding two other officers and a teacher, shot
. >> another protest march is underway in santa rosa this morning for 13-year-old andy lopez, killed by a sonoma, sheriff deputy. thanks for joining us. >> investigators are reviewing surveillance video as lax. we will tell you what is going on with the shooting free that happened in los angeles on friday. the gunman targeted t.s.a. officers but the motive is still not clear. an officer was killed, two were wounded. now more from los angeles on this story. >> paul ciancia...
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as sonoma county prepared for this, andy lopez pointed a toy gun at gailhouse. he feels terrible. >> it is a horrible tragedy for all involved. >> reporter: but here at the neighborhood memorial where people have gathered for six night ins a row, there is no sympathy for the deputy. >> what do you feel toward the deputy? >> i'm mad. i'm just, it sucks to lose one of my friends. >> reporter: the deputy has been a prolific contributor to gun websites. a veteran of the war in iraq, he was commissioned to write an article in swat magazine in 2008, describing the mind set you need to have to survive an ambush. he went onto talk about the nano seconds that felt like minutes as he thought about his children and spouse. joe vasquez, kpix5. >> andy lopez is the youngest person ever to die in an officer involved shooting in sonoma county. >>> this is the booking photo of a woman who struck and killed a couple out for a walk in menlow park last week. the couple was walking their car along chilco street. she has a prior drunk driving condition and is now facing manslaughter
as sonoma county prepared for this, andy lopez pointed a toy gun at gailhouse. he feels terrible. >> it is a horrible tragedy for all involved. >> reporter: but here at the neighborhood memorial where people have gathered for six night ins a row, there is no sympathy for the deputy. >> what do you feel toward the deputy? >> i'm mad. i'm just, it sucks to lose one of my friends. >> reporter: the deputy has been a prolific contributor to gun websites. a veteran of...
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kron4 now. 13-year-old andy lopez was shot 7 times october 22nd. now there is a growing force against the community of santa rosa and the sheriff's department. >> reporter: there were tears and cries as they said goodbye to their son. his mother department her face hidden. >> why did he shoot 7 times to a little kid? >> reporter: all of them were there as his casket was wheeled into the church. >> it is heart breaking. i had to leave. it was too hard standing there. >> family, friends and those who didn't know andy showed up to give support. this woman said santa rosa is mourning for andy. >> knowing that could happen, it shouldn't happen. >> reporter: to those who did know andy, they try to remember the good times. >> he was my friend, and he liked me. and we got caught kissing. he had beautiful eye and a smile. >> reporter: these then were overcome with emotion. >> please help. make him pay for this. this is not right. >> reporter: the church where his funeral was held is quiet, but there will be another protest and march scheduled for 5:00 p.m..
kron4 now. 13-year-old andy lopez was shot 7 times october 22nd. now there is a growing force against the community of santa rosa and the sheriff's department. >> reporter: there were tears and cries as they said goodbye to their son. his mother department her face hidden. >> why did he shoot 7 times to a little kid? >> reporter: all of them were there as his casket was wheeled into the church. >> it is heart breaking. i had to leave. it was too hard standing there....
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protestors marched in the streets, demanding justice for andy lopez. details of the rally coming up. >> and police are searching for someone who could hold the key to understanding lynne spalding's death at san francisco general hospital. >> taking a live look at walnut creek this morning. we are looking at another cooler day today. >> we started the last hour of what was reported to be a minor accident. according to chp there were two separate minor accidents. it took them a while to clear and it has backed up traffic beyond the split. this is closer to carlos some boulevard. the drive time was just 15 to 20 minutes is now clot that 17 minutes. it is now coming in at 25 minutes. >> san palo alto is already jammed up. it is a 25 minutes commute time and that is what you can expect during the peak of the commute. all that means that the bay bridge is a pretty light and easy ride though this may change. >> we are waking up to clear skies and here's a live look outside from our roof cam. it is clear and cold outside. as we head into the afternoon and warm
protestors marched in the streets, demanding justice for andy lopez. details of the rally coming up. >> and police are searching for someone who could hold the key to understanding lynne spalding's death at san francisco general hospital. >> taking a live look at walnut creek this morning. we are looking at another cooler day today. >> we started the last hour of what was reported to be a minor accident. according to chp there were two separate minor accidents. it took them a...
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it was impossible for people to hide their pain as the casket of 13-year-old andy lopez was lead out of the resurrection church in santa rosa. more than 600 people were here, classmates, strangers and the family including his heart broken parents. his funeral mass was in spanish with a message that resonated with friends. >> he was too young. he didn't deserve that. he is gone, but he is here spiritual. >> lopez was shot to death as he was walking near his home. he was carrying a toy rifle made to look like an ak47. sonoma county sheriff deputies stopped him and told him to drop the gun, they say. deputy opened fire claiming the boy turned toward them with the realistic gun in his hand. >> i don't blame the officer or the child. >> he joined the few dozen people who converged on the memorial. some of whom came directly from the funeral. >> we need to learn to have more compassion in terms of the toys we let them play with. >> there was little sympathy during the two daytime rallies. >> there is racial profiling and discrimination and bias. >> they could have shot him in the leg. >> c
it was impossible for people to hide their pain as the casket of 13-year-old andy lopez was lead out of the resurrection church in santa rosa. more than 600 people were here, classmates, strangers and the family including his heart broken parents. his funeral mass was in spanish with a message that resonated with friends. >> he was too young. he didn't deserve that. he is gone, but he is here spiritual. >> lopez was shot to death as he was walking near his home. he was carrying a...
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on everyone's mind is 13-year-old andy lopez. the documents filed by his family do not specify the amount of damages being sought but call the shooting unreasonable and unjustified. as the memorial for 13-year-old andy lopez continues to grow, the grief and anger over his death shows no sign of easing. now those emotions may play out in a courtroom as the boy's family takes steps toward filing a wrongful death lawsuit. lo pesz was carrying a replica gun when deputies confronted him and ultimaly opened fire killing him. the family submitted claims to the board of supervisors. the chairman of the board says he can't comment on the claims but said lopez's death has affected everyone. >> to lose a child is devastating, and i think the community really senses that. to lose a child in this particular manner, you know, is really rough. >> reporter: 48-year-old erick gelhaus is the deputy who fired the fatal shot when he mistook the replica gun for a real ak-47. he's a contributing author to the website modernserviceweapons.com. tonight
on everyone's mind is 13-year-old andy lopez. the documents filed by his family do not specify the amount of damages being sought but call the shooting unreasonable and unjustified. as the memorial for 13-year-old andy lopez continues to grow, the grief and anger over his death shows no sign of easing. now those emotions may play out in a courtroom as the boy's family takes steps toward filing a wrongful death lawsuit. lo pesz was carrying a replica gun when deputies confronted him and ultimaly...
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ktvu channel 2 reporter aleck savage there at the memorial for andy lopez and alex we understand that groups from outside the area now planning to take part today. >> reporter: yeah we did just learn that occupy oakland is in fact planning to bus people from the plaza up here to santa rosa to take part in the large march later on today in the area. there's a growing sense of frustration in the community over the shooting of lopez which happened right here in the field. and you can see a memorial is growing in this area. hundreds are expected to march later on today to protest this deadly shooting of the 13-year- old boy by a sonoma county sheriff's deputy. at about noon the march will wind up at the sonoma county sheriff's department offices on ventura avenue. now county offices, city hall, and the courthouse will all close at lunchtime in response to what is expected to be the largest demonstration yet over last week's shooting. the middle school student was shot seven times by a sheriff's deputy. and the department says lopez was holding an air soft gun. a replica weapon that resemb
ktvu channel 2 reporter aleck savage there at the memorial for andy lopez and alex we understand that groups from outside the area now planning to take part today. >> reporter: yeah we did just learn that occupy oakland is in fact planning to bus people from the plaza up here to santa rosa to take part in the large march later on today in the area. there's a growing sense of frustration in the community over the shooting of lopez which happened right here in the field. and you can see a...
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in this spot and the memorial marks the spot where the deputy shot and killed 13-year-old andy lopez. typically the police do not released information about an officer involved shooting like this one. but there are serious concerns that tempers might boil over so police are trying to be as transparent as possible. >> tonight's demonstration swelled to 1500 people in santa rosa's courthouse square. >> this hurts me. it is something painful for me and for everybody. >> demonstrators areville -- are villa fying them after new details were released the way he shot and killed andy lopez. >> we believe the time period between the time the deputy hold his dispatcher what his observations were and the time he advised on the radio shots were fired was 10 seconds. >> and i cannot understand how this happened in such a short, short time, 10 seconds and the boy is murdered. >> they spotted lopez carrying this rifle that looks like an ak47. >> he yelled at the subject two teams to drop the weapon. the subject did not do that. he turned to face the deputies. >> that's when the mizell of andy's gun
in this spot and the memorial marks the spot where the deputy shot and killed 13-year-old andy lopez. typically the police do not released information about an officer involved shooting like this one. but there are serious concerns that tempers might boil over so police are trying to be as transparent as possible. >> tonight's demonstration swelled to 1500 people in santa rosa's courthouse square. >> this hurts me. it is something painful for me and for everybody. >>...
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>> we are learning more about the death of 13-year- old andy lopez. friends and family members are planning a march today to remember the young boy. kron four's will tran is live in santa rosa with more, will? >> reporter: the protests will begin in about four hours it is a five hour protest. it will go through portions of santa rosa and it will end at the sheriff's department to want to make sure that these deputies know that they feel that what happened on tuesday was a crime. this is where it happened. we are learning more about the deputy who shot and killed andy lopez. there is simply no way for the deputies to tell but it was a replica guns. people are outraged they have already have protests. they want to make sure that they feel that this was criminal by the deputy. they want the district attorney to press charges against this officer. to want to do a thorough job and but they are asking for the public's patience. the fbi has also been involved to oversee this. in the meantime, this memorial continues to grow. you can see how big this has grow
>> we are learning more about the death of 13-year- old andy lopez. friends and family members are planning a march today to remember the young boy. kron four's will tran is live in santa rosa with more, will? >> reporter: the protests will begin in about four hours it is a five hour protest. it will go through portions of santa rosa and it will end at the sheriff's department to want to make sure that these deputies know that they feel that what happened on tuesday was a crime....
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it was impossible for people to hide their pain as the casket of 13-year-old andy lopez was lead out of the resurrection church in santa rosa. more than 600 people were here, classmates, strangers and the family including his heart broken parents. his funeral mass was in spanish with a message that resonated with friends. >> he was too young. he didn't deserve that. he is gone, but he is here spiritual. >> lopez was shot to death as he was walking near his home. he was carrying a toy rifle made to look like an ak47. sonoma county sheriff deputies stopped him and told him to drop the gun, they say. deputy opened fire claiming the boy turned toward them with the realistic gun in his hand. >> i don't blame the officer or the child. >> he joined the few dozen people who converged on the memorial. some of whom came directly from the funeral. >> we need to learn to have more compassion in terms of the toys we let them play with. >> there was little sympathy during the two daytime rallies. >> there is racial profiling and discrimination and bias. >> they could have shot him in the leg. >> c
it was impossible for people to hide their pain as the casket of 13-year-old andy lopez was lead out of the resurrection church in santa rosa. more than 600 people were here, classmates, strangers and the family including his heart broken parents. his funeral mass was in spanish with a message that resonated with friends. >> he was too young. he didn't deserve that. he is gone, but he is here spiritual. >> lopez was shot to death as he was walking near his home. he was carrying a...
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andy lopez was killed by a deputy. his parents asking for a fair, and thorough, investigation. we leanne is in the newsroom tonight. >> reporter: prior to filing the lawsuit, the fame had an autopsy performed on their 13-year-old son and asking the fbi bring in a pathologist to perform an independent one. that is why they have yet to bury their son. the lawyer representing the family of the 13-year-old andy lopez says it was a case of racial profiling. >> he assumed a mexican american kid is a gang member, dressed like a gang member. i'm going to shoot first, ask questions later. >> sonoma county responded saying statements in the claims alleging the sheriff encourages deputies to prematurely shoot suspects are false lopez was shot and killed october 22nd. two deputies spotted the team walking. one of them told investigators he mistook the teen's pellet gun for a real one. the attorney says that video comparing the two has offended the family. >> if you listen to their conduct, displaying, it's a done deal, folks they have already concluded that the shooting was justified. okay
andy lopez was killed by a deputy. his parents asking for a fair, and thorough, investigation. we leanne is in the newsroom tonight. >> reporter: prior to filing the lawsuit, the fame had an autopsy performed on their 13-year-old son and asking the fbi bring in a pathologist to perform an independent one. that is why they have yet to bury their son. the lawyer representing the family of the 13-year-old andy lopez says it was a case of racial profiling. >> he assumed a mexican...